So why did the Falcons feel compelled to cut retired tight end Tony Gonzalez on Tuesday?

Per a league source, Gonzalez was due to receive a substantial bonus if on the roster as of Thursday. The Falcons had assumed that Gonzalez would file retirement papers, which would eliminate the bonus.

The only problem? Gonzalez hasn’t filed his retirement papers.And possibly all that that implies.

It forced the team’s hand. And it now gives Gonzalez maximum flexibility for 2014, in the event he decides to pull a Brett Favre and return. He won’t have to clear waivers, he won’t have to force a trade.

Even if he doesn’t intend to come back, it makes sense that he has put himself in position where he has the widest possible range of options for the coming season.

I've lost a lot of respect for Tony G after his "retirement". Refusing to sign retirement papers was just petty. Did he really expect the Falcons to just forget about his bonuses? No, he wanted to have the ability to pick his next team if he comes back and to keep the Falcons from trading him.

I said during last season on multiple occasions we should have traded him to a contender and boy was I right. Very glad he's off our team.

As for the Aints and Byrd, I'm just fine with them putting another $9 mill a year on the books, $28 mill guaranteed. They are fucking their cap and future. Something to celebrate. Seems they are playing desperate trying to chase the small window for Brees (who will decline this year) with that one big addition, which we all know works *so* well.

As for the Aints and Byrd, I'm just fine with them putting another $9 mill a year on the books, $28 mill guaranteed. They are fucking their cap and future. Something to celebrate. Seems they are playing desperate trying to chase the small window for Brees (who will decline this year) with that one big addition, which we all know works *so* well.

If I remember correctly, you claimed that Brees would decline before last season, as well, and his QB Rating went from 96.3 to 104.7, QBR from 67.86 to 70.51, completion % from 63% to 68.7%, picks from 19 to 12, etc ...

Cleveland isn't letting Mack go. They have tons of cap room and hardly any notable FA's. They have nobody worth a shit to franchise except Mack, and they shouldn't even need to do that because they have more than enough to pay him whatever he wants.

not really a fan of the way either one of those contracts is structured.

LOL, why the hell not? They're great, especially considering Jackson is hitting his prime and Soliai is in the middle of his. We easily can get 3-4 good years from both of these guys and then save a ton on either 2017 or 2018 if they're not up to par anymore. We're like $60M+ under the cap for 2015 and beyond, with a growing cap too. These are great contracts.

I suspect with your glass is empty approach to everything, two 25 year old Victoria Secret models could offer you a threesome and you'd say some crazy shit like you're not really a fan of threesomes.